3 US soldiers killed by insider attack – PB/TK
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Eastern Afghanistan After Afghan Soldier Opens Fire – By Courtney Kube and Ahmed Mengli / June 10 2017
Three U.S. soldiers were killed and one other was wounded Saturday in eastern Afghanistan when an Afghan soldier opened fire on them, U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News.
The shooter — identified as a member of the Afghan National Army’s Commando Forces — was killed in return fire, officials added.
The incident occurred during a joint U.S.-Afghan military operation in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, according to the provincial governor’s spokesperson.
The soldiers were killed in an apparent insider, or so-called “green-on-blue,” attack by an Afghan ally soldier on U.S. service members.
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